Is Singapore sterile and boring? I asked myself this question and wrote this post as a response 4 years ago, but somehow I forgot to publish it. So when I stumbled upon it in my drafts folder recently, I decided to repair that omission now, four years later. Here goes: A widespread stereotype about Singapore […]

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Almost tripping over supercars in Singapore When you walk around in Singapore, it’s inevitable that you will spot at least one and probably multiple so-called supercars. Per day. Maybe even per hour. In my hometown, Haarlem, I NEVER see one. During the yearly F1-weekend you come across even more of them! ‘Super-cars’ or ‘hyper-cars’ are […]

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When Atlas Bar Singapore was known as Divine Wine Bar Society Seven years ago, in our early days in Singapore, we visited Divine Wine Bar Society a couple of times. I wrote a blogpost about one of those visits; about the building and bar that looked so spectacular inside and out and about the wine […]

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Christmas in Singapore 2017 As a lover of lights, colours, decorations, kitsch and camp, Christmas time is right up my alley. Lucky for me, street decorations during Christmas time are a big deal in Singapore. Now I’m always in Holland during Christmas, so you would think I would miss out on the pretty decorations in […]

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Visiting Kusu Island A few weeks ago I visited Kusu Island, also referred to as Pulau Kusu, which means Tortoise or Turtle Island. We left from Marina South Pier at 9.00 am and were back there around 13.30 am. Visiting Kusu Island was a very enjoyable trip; let me show you what we saw and […]

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Exploring Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Two years ago we once went exploring Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, 200 hectares of mangroves, mudflats, ponds and forests at the edge of Singapore. The weather was beautiful that day! The reserve has all sorts of flora…. …and fauna… Home to lots of animals like (migratory) birds, mudskippers, crabs, otters, […]

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Mysterious art installation A year and a half ago, while shopping at Cathy Cineleisure Orchard Mall, I stumbled upon a tiny art installation in one of the windows of PVS Store. The small shopwindow was filled with TV’s and hand-painted bricks. The display gave the impression as if the bricks had been thrown through the […]

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How to get around without a car in Singapore Did you know that owning a car in Singapore is crazy expensive? I’m not exaggerating! Luckily, you don’t need a car in Singapore. It’s super easy -and affordable- to get around in lots of other ways. Let’s have a look at how to get around without a […]

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Walking in Punggol Lately I have been walking in Punggol twice. Actually those were the first and only two times so far. It’s quite far, at the very north of Singapore, so I think that’s kind of a valid excuse, isn’t it? Punggol’s history I read that Punggol in Malay means hurling sticks at branches […]

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Visiting Singapore’s last mainland kampung The first time I heard about Singapore’s last remaining kampung on mainland was soon after I arrived in Singapore. I quickly learned that this unique place, Kampung Lorong Buangkok, was threatened in it’s existence and that I’d better visit it sooner than later. And indeed, I planned several times to […]